Canvassing appliance



Aug. 30, G N ERS 1,874,631-

CANVASS ING APPLIANCE Filed Dec. 15, 1930 Patented Aug. 30, 1932 UNITED STATES GEORGE F. SANDERS, OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS CANVASSING rrmancn Application filed December 13, 1330. Serial No. 502,228.

By way of explanation, it may be stated that it is the common practice, in some localities, to build up the walls of a room of wood, cover the wood with canvas, and apply paper to the canvas.

The mounting of the canvas in the angles formed by the walls of the room is a diflicult matter, a large amount of tacking being required, and it being practically impossible to stretch the canvas and make a smooth corner.

The foregoing being understood, it may be pointed out that the present invention aims to provide a simple means whereby canvas or other flexible material may be mounted in an angle, a smooth job resulting,

and the operation being carried out with a small amount of work.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the invention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described, and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 shows in perspective, a portion of a room to which the device forming the subject matter of this application has been applied, the operation of mounting the canvas in place being partly completed;

Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, thicknesses being exaggerated, in order that the construction of the device may appear clearly;

Figure 3 is a perspective view, showing the canvas in place, when the job is completed, parts being broken away;

Figure 4 is a section on the line 44 of Figure 3, thicknesses being emphasized and exaggerated, in order that the construction of the article may appear clearly;

Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the base plate partially assembled'with the can vas andwith the core;

Figure 6 is a perspective view showing another step in the assembly of the canvas and the core. ,55

Figure 7 is a line diagram illustrating the relative positions of the parts claimed.

In carrying out the invention, there is provided a base plate 1, which, preferably, is made of thin metal. On one edge of the base plate 1, there is a trough 2, as shown in Figure 5.

The numeral 3 marks a piece of canvas, or other flexible material, which is to be applied to the walls of a building. The canvas 3 is folded over a core 4 to form wings 6 and 7 in the canvas. The core 4 may be a small rod, or piece of wire. The trough 2 is closed down on the canvas 3, as in Figure 6, to form a bead 5, having a lip 5a, the bead 5 retaining 10 the core 4 and the part of the canvas that is folded around the core.

The drawing shows a portion of a building, embodying walls 8 and 9. The canvas 3 is folded backwardly over the edge of the lip 7 5a and around the bead 5. The lip 5a is placed next to the wall 8. The base plate 1 is secured to the wall 8 by attaching elements 10 which may be tacks, nails, screws, or the like,

a slight angle being formed in the base plate 3 1, as shown at 14. The wing 6 of the canvas 3 is stretched along the wall 9 and is attached thereto by securing elements 11. The wing 7 of the canvas 3 is stretched along the base plate 1, and along the wall 8, and is attached 3 to the wall 8 by securing elements 12.

The device produces a smooth corner, as shown in Figure 3, the canvas being tight, and but few tacks being required to hold the ma terial in place. 9,

Having thus described the invention, what if is claimed is In a device for applying a flexible member to two angularly disposed walls, an elongated core, a flexible member folded over the core to Q form first and second wings, a bead engaged around the flexible member and the core, the bead being provided on its outer edge with a base plate, and being provided on its inner edge with .21, lip, the lip and the base plate being ap roximately parallel, the base plate bein wi er than the lip, and the lip being dis. geose along one wall, both wings extending tween the base plate and the lip, thence 8 backwardly between the lip and said one wall, and thence around the bead, the second wing extendin along the other of said walls, at an angle to t e first wing, the first wing extending along the outside of the base plate and 10 upon said one wall, and an attaching element connecting the base plate to said one wall, beyond the lip, the first wing covering and hiding the attached element. p

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as 15 my own I have hereto aflixed my si ature.

' GEORGE F. SA DEBS. 

